灣仔One Hennessy每呎80元租出面積逾2.37萬呎健身中心逆市擴張

受多項不明朗因素困擾，令市場觀望氣氣揮之不去，惟部分行業卻趁逆市擴充。消息指，灣仔甲廈One Hennessy兩全層樓面，獲連鎖健身中心以190萬承租，平均呎租約80元，屬市價水平。

市場消息透露，灣仔甲廈One Hennessy兩全層樓面，早前曾以每呎100元放租，獲連鎖健身中心以190萬承租，以總樓面面積約23752方呎計算，平均呎租約80元。

月租達190萬

代理指出，上述承租租金屬市價水平，雖然市場受多項不明朗因素困擾，惟健身中心近期活躍於市場，成為大手租客，早前市場亦錄另一連鎖健身中心承租中環商廈三層樓面，證明健身行業於逆市中於核心區仍有力擴充。

遠東金融呎租60元

據代理資料顯示，該甲廈近期頻錄承租個案，其中，One Hennessy中層單位，於本月6日以112.8萬租出，以面積11876方呎計，平均呎租約95元；另一宗承租為該廈中層單位，於去年9月以100.9萬租出，以面積11876方呎計，平均呎租約85元。此外，甲廈租務暢旺，頻錄承租個案，消息指，金鐘遠東金融中心中層11室，面積2606方呎，以15.3萬租出，平均呎租約60元。據代理指出，上述租金稍低於市價水平。事實上，金鐘遠東金融中心早前亦錄低市價承租，該甲廈中層05室，於本月初錄承租，面積約2400方呎，以13.92萬租出，平均呎租約58元，較市價低約10%，並重回兩年前水平。

另外，尖沙嘴港威大廈亦錄承租，據市場消息指出，該廈高層全層，面積約2.5萬方呎，以150萬租出，平均呎租約60元。

市場消息指出，灣仔鷹君中心中層單位，面積約15843方呎，以110.9萬租出，平均呎租約70元；同區會展廣場辦公大樓亦錄承租，該廈中層02室，面積約10200方呎，以56.1萬租出，平均呎租約55元。

(星島日報)

Home buyers forfeit $1.9m deposits

The potential buyers of three units at L'aquatique in Tsing Lung Tau, developed by Metallurgical Corporation of China (1618), have forfeited a total of HK$1.94 million in deposits, or 10 percent of the total purchase price, so far this week.

The project has seen buyers of nine out of 80 sold units forfeit deposits since it opened for sale in 2018.

Elsewhere, Henderson Land Development (0012) sold all of its first batch of 30 units at The Richmond in Mid-Levels for a total of HK$240 million. The company plans to launch a second batch after the Lunar New Year holiday.

In Wan Chai, Chinachem Group rented over 20,000 square feet of space of its One Hennessy to fitness group Pure Fitness. The developer said 70 percent of the office building has been leased out.

Secondary transactions in Tseung Kwan O doubled from a month ago to 133 so far this month, with major project Metro City recording 11 deals at an average price of HK$16,638 per sq ft.

A real estate agent said the outbreak of the new virus has less of an impact on Hong Kong home prices compared to during SARS and projected a 5-10 percent decrease.

Primary deals have totaled 1,130 so far this month, and are expected to reach 1,300, 2.5 times higher than a month ago, while secondary transactions may amount to 4,000 this month.

The institution forecasts local home prices could rise 2-3 percent during the first quarter of this year and 5 percent in the first half, boosted by the signing of a Sino-US trade deal and deescalating social unrest.

He also expects the supply of residential units will fall 4.4 percent from last year to expected 12,900 units this year.

(The Standard)